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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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T7A
Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
Total - Census family structure Total couple families Married couple families Common-law couple families Total lone-parent families Female parent families Male parent families
Note(s) :
Total - Families by number of children at home 3,370 3,055 2,440 610 320 205 115
Total families without children at home 1,315 1,315 995 320 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,055 1,740 1,445 290 315 205 115
1 child at home 890 670 545 125 220 125 95
2 children at home 785 725 605 120 65 60 10
3 or more children at home 380 345 300 45 35 20 10
Total children at home 3,735.0 3,280.0 2,760.0 520.0 455.0 305.0 150.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T7A, CodeT7A)